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More about comity
Comity comes from Latin 肠辞尘颈迟腻蝉 (stem 肠辞尘颈迟腻迟-) 鈥渇riendliness, consideration, graciousness,鈥� a derivative of the adjective 肠艒尘颈蝉 鈥渒ind, obliging.鈥� 颁艒尘颈蝉 perhaps comes from earlier cosmis, which occurs only once, in an inscription. If so, the syllable –smi– comes from the Proto-Indo-European root (s)mei-, (s)mei-, (s)mi– 鈥渢o laugh, smile, wonder at,鈥� which supplies Greek 辫丑颈濒辞尘尘别颈诲岣梥 (from philo-smeides) 鈥渓aughter-loving,鈥� a Homeric epithet of Aphrodite. (S)mei– yields Latin 尘墨谤耻蝉 鈥漞xtraordinary, remarkable (usually in the good sense),鈥� the verb 尘墨谤腻谤墨 鈥渢o be surprised, amazed; look in awe or wonder at鈥� (the source of Spanish mirar 鈥渢o look at鈥�). Also, in German komisch means 鈥渃omic鈥� and colloquially 鈥渟trange, funny.鈥� (S)mei– appears in the Germanic languages as 蝉尘墨濒补苍, English smile. Comity entered English in the first half of the 16th century.
how is comity used?
the funeral underscored how Mr. Lewis believed that his decades-long civil rights fight could be waged in a spirit of comity鈥攁nd with a belief that the American project was not fatally flawed, but perfectible in the hands of a citizenry willing to go to the polls and engage in nonviolent protest.
I believe I had no money to buy them, but there was an open account, or a comity, between the printer and the bookseller, and I must have been allowed a certain discretion in regard to getting books.
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zhuzh
verb
to make (something) more lively and interesting, stylish, or appealing, as by a small change or addition (usually followed by聽up): These colorful throw pillows are an easy way to zhuzh up your living room.
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Zhuzh (also spelled zhoosh) as a verb means 鈥渢o make (something) more lively, interesting, and stylish.鈥� It is a fairly recent slang term, first appearing in the mid-1960s in gay communities in the U.K. in the sense “to improve the look of one’s clothing or outfit鈥�; its current, more general sense dates from the mid-70s. The source of zhuzh, as with most slang terms, is problematic: zhuzh may be purely onomatopoeic, representing the sound of someone rushing around; it may be from Polari, a kind of British slang derived largely from Italian and used since the 18th century among theatrical and circus performers and in some gay and lesbian communities; finally, zhuzh may be from Romani zhouzhou 鈥渃lean, neat.鈥�
how is zhuzh used?
But don鈥檛 just throw some cooked rice into the bottom of a bowl! You鈥檝e got to zhuzh it up before you pile on everything else so that every element is packed with flavor.
First up was hairdressing icon Jonathan Van Ness, who wanted to keep the spirit of Gritty 鈥� but just zhuzh it up a bit.
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hortatory
adjective
urging to some course of conduct or action; exhorting; encouraging: a hortatory speech.
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Hortatory comes from Late Latin 丑辞谤迟腻迟艒谤颈耻蝉 鈥渆ncouraging, cheering,鈥� an adjective that first appears in St. Augustine鈥檚 Confessions (a.d. 397鈥�400). 贬辞谤迟腻迟艒谤颈耻蝉 ultimately derives from the verb 丑辞谤墨 鈥渢o urge,鈥� from a Proto-Indo-European root gher-, ghor-, 驳丑峁�– 鈥渢o like, take pleasure.鈥� From the variant gher-, Oscan, an extinct Italic language related to Latin, has Herentate铆s s煤m (鈥淚 am of the goddess Venus,鈥� i.e., 鈥淚 am a dedication to Venus鈥�). Gher– yields Sanskrit 丑谩谤测补迟颈 鈥�(he) takes pleasure鈥�; 驳丑峁�– yields Greek 肠丑补铆谤别颈苍 鈥渢o rejoice鈥� and 肠丑谩谤颈蝉 鈥済race, favor.鈥� Hortatory entered English in the second half of the 16th century.
how is hortatory used?
He admired the man’s passion and fighting spirit, his wit, his hortatory style, his good looks and fine speech.
Other summits serve a similar hortatory function: leading by example and pressuring others to do more.
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